ESG Advisory Services
Although the Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) framework is increasingly becoming a priority in the eyes of stakeholder groups, many organisations lack the internal technical capacity, resources, and time to act. WRM provides flexible, actionable, and expert advisory services to a broad range of organisations on their ESG journeys. Our mission? To ensure legal compliance, enhance social value and elevate commercial resilience.
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What Does ESG Mean?
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is a high-level critical framework that evaluates an organisation’s ethical impact and sustainability practices. It encompasses three key dimensions:
- Environmental: How an organisation performs as a steward of the natural or physical environment.
- Social: How an organisation interacts with its workforce, the society in which it operates, and the political environment.
- Governance: How an organisation makes decisions, reports and ensures ethical behaviour.
ESG Implementation
A variety of best practices within ESG should be incorporated into your organisation’s framework. This will guarantee that your organisation not only meets reporting standards but also implements ESG in a manner that secures endorsement from, and resonates with, your stakeholder groups.
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ESG Audit & Materiality Assessment
Determine the priorities of your stakeholders, both within your organisation and externally, and identify the areas in which you are already excelling.
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ESG Policy & Strategy
Write a policy to recognise your commitment to ESG and identify the activity gaps before developing your strategy accordingly.
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ESG Training
Educate your workforce on your ESG strategy to secure buy-in and motivate concrete actions.
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ESG Reporting
Compile the results of your ESG activity and develop a report to share with your stakeholders.
ESG Frameworks and Standards
There are many ESG frameworks and standards, such as GRI, SASB, TCFD, SDGs or IIRC, each with its own scope, purpose, and audience. WRM will work with you to assess the most suitable framework applicable to your business activity and stakeholders.
Why is ESG Important?
A robust ESG position allows organisations to quickly adjust to regulatory, commercial and ethical drivers.
- Regulatory: The United Kingdom has implemented various ESG-related legal obligations that affect businesses nationwide, such as the Net-Zero commitment, the Environment Act, and the Equalities Act. Implementing ESG will reduce the potential for legal challenge.
- Commercial: Many investors now consider ESG criteria as a hallmark of investment potential. Organisations that overlook ESG considerations may face a decline in investor interest. Additionally, ESG factors are frequently required in procurement processes, and those scoring lower on these criteria may be at a disadvantage compared to their competitors.
- Ethical: Recent data indicates that employees and consumers are placing greater emphasis on ESG in their purchasing and career choices. Organisations that prioritise ESG are often better positioned to attract customers and new talent.
How We Make It Possible
Our consultancy firm leads the way in ESG advisory services.
ESG Audit and ESG Strategy: We specialise in conducting ESG audits, including materiality assessments, to pinpoint the most important ESG priorities for your organisation. Our approach includes comprehensive stakeholder interviews and desk based research, ensuring every perspective and existing activity is considered and integrated into your ESG strategy.
ESG Reporting and Tender Support: We navigate you through the intricacies of ESG reporting requirements, guaranteeing that your disclosures are transparent and comply with regulatory standards.
ESG Training: We offer well-organised and adaptable ESG training programmes designed to engage and empower your workforce.
No matter what stage of your journey, WRM provides assurance that ESG progress is always possible.
Benefits of ESG
Enhance Reputation and Long-Term Viability
Anticipate and Mitigate Risks
Attract Investor Capital
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Recent Projects
Check out some of our recent projects to learn more about our diverse experience.
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GVA Bilfinger — Midlands Waste Site Expert Witness Support
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LOCALA– ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
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Ryedale Organics – Bioaerosols Monitoring
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Greater Manchester Combined Authority – Biowaste Procurement
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I have worked with WRM for a number of years and always found them to be knowledgeable and hardworking. This was no different whilst working on multiple projects all at the same time.
WRM provided excellent technical input to our project to help us understand, and reduce our carbon footprint. The works signal the start of our journey, and we continue to work with WRM to improve our environmental performance and implement our committed reduction actions.
Reducing utility costs and being greener are important to the Oulton Group; but with two busy practices it’s difficult to know where to start. WRM gave clear and detailed recommendations, cost and carbon savings and payback timescales to really help us to know where to focus our time and resources.
I was very happy with the service that WRM provided when assisting the Trust to develop our Green Plan. They carried out a thorough assessment of carbon emissions and provided a pathway to allow us to meet the challenge of achieving net zero. The consultants involved in the project were highly knowledgeable and extremely professional.
WRM reviewed our current ESG performance, and produced a wider ESG strategy to help us further develop the work we were already doing in this area. The project was managed professionally by Matt and the team, with regular updates provided during each phase of the project. The team were very knowledgeable and really helped us think outside the box with different initiatives and KPIs which we have now committed to. We wouldn’t hesitate in recommending WRM for any ESG needs!
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If you’re interested in learning more about how we can help you to make it possible, contact us today for a free no-obligation consultation.
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